Dog

The Mirror previously reported how raccoon dogs, a potentially dangerous and invasive wild species normally found in East Asia is roaming the UK countryside ...

A spokesman for the charity said: “Raccoon dogs are not domesticated pets. This was only the second such sighting of a raccoon dog in Wales. As with any wild animal, their behaviour may be unpredictable and are not to be approached." According to NRW: "Raccoon dogs will naturally range further in the wild and so could be seen more than eight miles away. In fact, it had already been in the wild for several weeks. In 2019, we reported that a village in Nottinghamshire was “under siege” after two "absolutely mad" raccoon dogs had escaped from an enclosure.